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Names meaning little, young and child
Paul and Paola mean small, Julian is linked to youthful, and Chiquita simply means little one. 266 names so far, each with its own page, story and name art.
Adhamhnán
“little Adam”
Hebrew, via Irish
Aidan
“little fire”
Irish
Aiden
“little fire”
Irish
Aidyn
“little fire”
Irish, via English
Aiko
“child of love”
Japanese
Alaina
may mean “little rock; or handsome”
Breton, via English
Alan
may mean “little rock; or handsome”
Breton
Alana
may mean “awakening; or child”
Irish, Hawaiian or Celtic
Alannah
“child, darling”
Irish
Allen
may mean “little rock; or handsome”
Breton, via English
Amorette
may mean “little love”
French
Anuj
“younger brother”
Sanskrit
Anuja
“younger sister”
Sanskrit
Aodhán
“little fire”
Irish
Astghik
“little star”
Armenian
Attila
may mean “little father”
Gothic, via Hungarian
Ayden
may mean “little fire”
Irish, via English
Babak
“little father”
Persian
Balachandra
“young moon”
Sanskrit
Balchandra
“young moon”
Sanskrit
Bambi
“little child”
Italian
Beckett
may mean “bee cottage; or little brook”
English
Birdie
“little bird”
English
Bláthnaid
“little flower”
Irish
Brogan
“little shoe”
Irish
Brook
“small stream”
Old English
Brooke
“small stream”
English
Buğra
“young male camel”
Turkish
Cailean
“whelp, young dog”
Scottish Gaelic
Calvin
“little bald one”
Latin, via French
Camilla
“young attendant at rites”
Latin
Camillo
may mean “young attendant at a sacrifice”
Latin, via Italian
Carmencita
“little Carmen”
Hebrew, via Spanish
Chiquita
“little one”
Spanish
Chloe
“young green shoot”
Greek
Ciara
“little dark one”
Irish
Ciaran
“little dark one”
Irish
Cillian
may mean “little church; or strife”
Irish
Cinderella
“little ash girl”
French, via English
Coileán
“whelp, young dog”
Irish
Colin
may mean “victory of the people; or young dog”
Greek and Gaelic
Collin
“victory of the people (as Nicholas); or young dog”
Greek and Gaelic, via English
Colman
“little dove”
Latin, via Irish
Colt
“young horse”
English
Conan
may mean “little hound”
Gaelic and Breton
Cordula
“little heart”
Latin
Cosetta
may mean “little thing”
French, via Italian
Crofton
“settlement with a small field”
Old English
Cruzinha
“little cross”
Latin, via Portuguese
Deepika
“little lamp, light”
Sanskrit
Dubhán
“little dark one”
Irish
Dwayne
“little dark one”
Irish
Egidijus
“young goat”
Greek, via Lithuanian
Egidio
“young goat”
Greek, via Italian, Spanish and Portuguese
Elitsa
“little fir tree”
Bulgarian
Enikő
may mean “of uncertain meaning; perhaps young deer”
Hungarian
Estrellita
“little star”
Spanish
Evelyn
may mean “wished-for child”
Norman French, from Germanic
Fantine
may mean “childlike”
French
Faolán
“little wolf”
Irish
Fayette
may mean “little fairy”
French, via English
Fiorella
“little flower”
Italian
Fiorello
“little flower”
Italian
Fleurette
“little flower”
French
Florica
“little flower”
Romanian
Frauke
“little woman”
Low German
Froukje
“little lady”
Frisian
Fumiko
may mean “child of writing”
Japanese
Ghada
“graceful young woman”
Arabic
Gianpaolo
“God is gracious + small”
Hebrew and Latin, via Italian
Giles
“young goat”
Greek, via French
Gill
“youthful”
Latin, via English
Gilles
“young goat”
Greek, via French
Gillian
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via English
Gillis
“young goat”
Greek, via Swedish
Giulia
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via Italian
Giuliana
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via Italian
Giulietta
may mean “little Julia”
Latin, via Italian
Giulio
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via Italian
Hafsa
may mean “young lioness”
Arabic
Haitham
“young eagle”
Arabic
Hajnalka
“little dawn”
Hungarian
Hänschen
“little Hans”
Hebrew, via German
Hershel
“little deer”
Yiddish
Hussein
“little good one”
Arabic
Idowu
“child born after twins”
Yoruba
Idun
“ever young”
Old Norse
Idunn
may mean “ever young”
Old Norse
Jagódka
“little berry”
Slavic
Jaunutis
may mean “young”
Lithuanian
Jean-Paul
“God is gracious + small”
Hebrew and Latin, via French
Jill
“youthful”
Latin, via English
Jillian
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via English
Jocelyn
may mean “a Goth; or little Joyce”
Germanic, via French
Joko
“young man”
Javanese
Jule
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via German
Jules
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via French
Julia
may mean “youthful”
Latin
Julian
may mean “youthful”
Latin
Juliana
“youthful”
Latin
Juliane
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via German
Juliann
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via English
Julianna
may mean “youthful”
Latin
Julianne
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via French
Julie
“youthful”
Latin, via French
Julien
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via French
Julienne
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via French
Juliet
“youthful”
Latin, via Italian
Julieta
may mean “little Julia”
Latin, via Spanish
Julietta
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via Italian
Juliette
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via French
Julita
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via Spanish and Polish
Julius
may mean “youthful; or descended from Jupiter”
Latin
Junaid
“young warrior”
Arabic
Juno
may mean “youthful”
Latin
Juvenal
“youthful”
Latin
Kadiatou
“premature child”
Arabic, via West African
Kamila
“young attendant at rites”
Latin and Arabic
Kanako
may mean “child of fragrant flowers”
Japanese
Keegan
may mean “little fire”
Irish
Keikilani
“heavenly child”
Hawaiian
Keiko
may mean “blessed child”
Japanese
Keira
“little dark one”
Irish
Kiara
may mean “little dark one”
Irish and Italian
Kieran
“little dark one”
Irish
Kieron
“little dark one”
Irish, via English
Kijana
“youth, young person”
Swahili
Kishore
“youth, young one”
Sanskrit
Kohana
may mean “little flower”
Japanese
Kyran
“little dark one”
Irish
Leilani
“heavenly flowers; royal child”
Hawaiian
Leonel
“little lion”
Latin, via Portuguese
Levent
“handsome, brave young man”
Turkish
Liane
may mean “youthful”
Latin, via German and French
Lillemor
“little mother”
Swedish|Norwegian
Lionel
“little lion”
Latin, via French
Logan
“little hollow”
Scottish Gaelic
Lorcán
“little fierce one”
Irish
Lunetta
“little moon”
Italian
Marcelino
“little warrior”
Latin, via Portuguese
Marcell
“little warrior”
Latin, via Hungarian
Michiko
may mean “beautiful, wise child”
Japanese
Missy
may mean “bee (as Melissa); or young miss”
Greek and English
Mladen
“young”
Slavic, via South Slavic
Murugan
“the youthful, beautiful one”
Tamil
Naja
“little sister”
Greenlandic
Navya
“new, young”
Sanskrit
Nena
may mean “little girl”
Spanish
Nihal
“young shoot, sapling”
Persian
Nina
may mean “little girl”
several origins
Noriko
may mean “child of principle”
Japanese
Nurlan
may mean “radiant young man”
Arabic and Turkic
Odhrán
“little pale green one”
Irish
Ofer
“young deer, fawn”
Hebrew
Oisin
“little deer”
Irish
Oran
“little pale green one”
Irish
Orsi
“little bear”
Latin, via Hungarian
Orsola
“little bear”
Latin, via Italian
Orsolya
“little bear”
Latin, via Hungarian
Osian
“little deer”
Irish, via Welsh
Ossian
“little deer”
Irish, via Scottish and English
Paavo
“small”
Latin, via Finnish and Estonian
Pablo
“small, humble”
Latin, via Spanish
Page
“page, young servant”
Old French, via English
Paige
“young servant, page”
Greek, via French and English
Pal
“small”
Latin, via Hungarian and Scandinavian languages
Palina
“small”
Latin, via Icelandic
Páll
“small”
Latin, via Icelandic
Pallav
“young shoot, sprout”
Sanskrit
Pallavi
“new leaves, young shoots”
Sanskrit
Palle
“small”
Latin, via Danish
Paninnguaq
may mean “little daughter”
Greenlandic
Paola
“small”
Latin, via Italian
Paolina
“small”
Latin, via Italian
Paolo
“small”
Latin, via Italian
Pau
“small (as Paul); also peace”
Latin, via Catalan
Paul
“small, humble”
Latin
Paula
“small, humble”
Latin
Paule
“small”
Latin, via French
Pauletta
“small”
Latin, via English
Paulette
“small”
Latin, via French
Pauli
“small”
Latin, via Finnish
Paulie
“small”
Latin, via English
Paulin
“small”
Latin, via French and Albanian
Paulina
“small, humble”
Latin
Pauline
“small, humble”
Latin, via French
Paulinka
“small”
Latin, via Czech
Paulino
“small”
Latin, via Spanish and Portuguese
Paulius
“small”
Latin, via Lithuanian
Paulo
“small”
Latin, via Portuguese
Paulus
“small”
Latin
Pauly
“small”
Latin, via English
Pavao
“small”
Latin, via South Slavic
Pavel
“small, humble”
Latin, via Slavic
Pavla
“small”
Latin, via Czech
Pavle
“small”
Latin, via South Slavic
Pavlík
“small”
Latin, via Russian
Pavlina
“small”
Latin, via Czech
Pavol
“small”
Latin, via Slovak
Pawel
“small”
Latin, via Polish
Pawlu
“small”
Latin, via Maltese
Pipaluk
may mean “little sweet one”
Greenlandic
Pol
“small”
Latin, via Catalan
Pola
may mean “small (as Paula); or Apolonia”
Latin and Greek, via Polish
Polina
may mean “of Apollo; or small”
Greek, via Russian
Posy
“small bouquet of flowers”
English
Poul
“small”
Latin, via Danish
Povilas
“small”
Latin, via Lithuanian
Queenie
“little queen”
English
Raegan
may mean “little king”
Irish, via English
Raisel
“little rose”
Yiddish
Rasha
“young gazelle”
Arabic
Rian
may mean “little king”
Irish
Rinor
“youthful”
Albanian
Rochelle
may mean “little rock”
French
Roisin
“little rose”
Irish
Ronan
“little seal”
Irish
Rosalina
“little rose”
Latin, via Portuguese
Rosette
“little rose”
French
Rosina
“little rose”
Italian, from Latin
Rowan
may mean “little red one”
Irish
Rowen
may mean “little red one”
Irish
Roxanna
may mean “bright, little star”
Persian, via Greek
Roxanne
may mean “bright, little star”
Persian, via Greek and French
Roxy
may mean “bright, little star”
Persian, via English
Ruadhán
“little red one”
Irish
Russell
“little red-haired one”
French, via English
Ryan
may mean “little king”
Irish
Sachiko
may mean “happy child”
Japanese
Santina
“little saint, holy”
Latin, via Italian
Santino
“little saint”
Latin, via Italian and Spanish
Saulutė
“little sun”
Lithuanian
Sayuri
may mean “small lily”
Japanese
Senan
“little old one, wise”
Irish
Sterling
may mean “little star; or of high quality”
English
Sveinn
“boy, young man”
Old Norse
Sven
“young man”
Old Norse
Svend
“young man”
Old Norse, via Danish
Svenja
“young man”
Old Norse, via German
Sweyn
“young man”
Old Norse, via English
Talitha
“little girl”
Aramaic
Teagan
may mean “little poet”
Irish
Tomoko
may mean “wise child; or friend child”
Japanese
Ulla
may mean “as Ursula, little bear; or Ulrika”
Latin or Germanic, via Scandinavian
Ursinus
“little bear”
Latin
Urška
“little bear”
Latin, via Slovenian
Ursula
“little she-bear”
Latin
Ursule
“little she-bear”
Latin, via French
Urszula
“little bear”
Latin, via Polish
Uschi
“little she-bear”
Latin, via German
Vaike
may mean “small”
Estonian
Vaughan
may mean “small”
Welsh
Vaughn
may mean “small”
Welsh
Vesa
“sapling, young shoot”
Finnish
Violetta
“little violet”
Latin, via Italian
Violette
“little violet”
Latin, via French
Viorica
may mean “little flower”
Romanian
Vy
may mean “small rose”
Vietnamese
Widukind
“wood + child”
Germanic
Wittekind
“wood + child”
Germanic, via German
Xiaoming
may mean “little bright one”
Chinese
Yara
may mean “small butterfly”
Arabic, Tupi (Brazil)
Yiğit
“brave young man”
Old Turkic
Yllka
“little star”
Albanian
Yoko
may mean “sunlight child; or ocean child”
Japanese
Yukiko
may mean “snow child”
Japanese